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All entries tagged with big-data

Derechos,
Droughts,
Hottest
July
on
Record,
Shattered
High
Temp
Records,
Greenland
Ice
Sheet
Melts.
Just
what
is
going
on
with
the
weather
these
days?
Is
this
weather
really
abnormal
or
does
it
just
seem
to
be
that
way?
Is
this
part
of
a
trend?
Does
global
climate
change
mean
we’ll
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We
all
need
an
attitude
adjustment
when
it
comes
to
analytics.
According
to
Nate
Silver,
keynote
speaker
at
IBM’s
recent
Information
on
Demand
(IOD)
conference,
New
York
Times
contributor,
and
author
of
the
recently
released
book,
“The
Signal
and
the
Noise:
Why
So
Many
Predictions
Fail,
but
Some
Don't,”
people
need
... [ + Read more ]

Guest
post
by
Ishan
Sehgal,
Program
Director,
IBM
Predictive
Maintenance
and
Quality
Product
Management
Follow
Ishan
on
Twitter
@ishansehgal
As
I
was
still
contemplating
how
after
hitting
such
a
great
drive,
that
my
subsequent
approach
shot
missed
the
green,
my
playing
partner
reminded
me
how
almost
every
time
I
had
a
... [ + Read more ]

By
Anuj
Marfatia,
Program
Director,
Predictive
and
Business
Intelligence
Solutions
Marketing
Follow
Anuj
on
Twitter
@anujmarfatia
This
past
weekend,
as
the
United
States
of
America
celebrated
its
237th birthday,
I
bonded
with
some
of
my
closest
companions
–
family,
friends,
music,
assorted
drinks,
and
junk
food
for
most
of
the
weekend.
Though,
one
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Guest
post
by
UKI
Business
Analytics
Strategy
Lead,
Stephen
Mills
Follow
Stephen
on
Twitter
at
@StephenMills1
In
my
last
blog
entry,
I
discussed
how
data
is
at
the
core
of
a
telematics
solution
first
and
foremost
to
price
a
customer’s
policy
based
on
how
they
drive.
However,
data
is
also
an
essential
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Guest
post
by
Michael
Stevens,
Michael
D.
Stevens
is
the
Government
Market
Segment
Manager
for
IBM’s
Information
Management
division
Cyberspace
is
today’s
new
battleground
and
cyber
security
continues
to
be
a
top
imperative
for
both
enterprises
and
governments.
Recently,
the
U.S.
Pentagon
announced
plans
to
boost
their
cyber
security
team
... [ + Read more ]

Telecommunications
providers
have
evolved
into
broadband
carriers
of
all
types
of
digitized
media
and
entertainment.
Carriers
play
this
pivotal
role
by
dint
of
their
continuing
to
offer
the
underlying
broadband,
cellular,
and
landline
infrastructures
on
which
all
digitized
media
ride.
If,
like
me,
you
receive
a
full
bundled
package
of
communications
... [ + Read more ]

Analytics
is
a
deciding
factor
that
determines
whether
organizations
succeed
or
fail.
Those
able
to
effectively
manage,
store
and
tap
information
for
game-changing
insights
can
capitalize
on
virtually
endless
opportunities.
Those
who
cannot
master
the
data
may
ultimately
find
themselves
playing
a
perennial
game
of
catch-up
–
or,
worse,
simply
... [ + Read more ]

Guest
post
from
Brittany
Gotschall,
IBM
Social
Business
Manager
Follow
Brittany
on
Twitter:
@brittscorner
Big
data.
Two
words
that
are
inescapable
in
today’s
business
world.
What
do
we
really
know
about
big
data?
We
know
that
90
percent
of
the
world’s
data
has
been
created
in
the
last
two
years
alone.
We
... [ + Read more ]

Guest
post
by
Shawn
Parks,
Market
Manager,
Predictive
&
BI
Solutions,
Business
Analytics
Follow
Shawn
on
Twitter
@smparks_mktg
Government
organizations,
funded
by
your
tax
dollars,
require
a
wide
range
of
physical
assets
to
provide
the
services
that
we
come
to
expect
from
the
world's
largest
national
economy.
Let’s
start
with
some
numbers.
There
are
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Guest
post
by
UKI
Big
Data
Lead,
Stephen
Mills
Follow
Stephen
on
Twitter
at
@StephenMills1
Insurers
have
relied
on
black
box
solutions
for
Telematics
to
date.
This
blog
entry
will
examine
the
use
of
SmartPhones
as
an
alternative
to
the
black
box
and
how
it
may
benefit
both
the
Insurer
and
the
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Guest
post
from
James
Kobielus,
Big
Data
Evangelist
Follow
James
on
Twitter:
@jameskobielus
One
of
my
favorite
activities
is
exploring
how
big
data
can
make
people's
lives
better.
High-quality,
affordable,
universally
available
healthcare
is
fundamental
to
that
equation,
and
big
data
clearly
has
a
strong
role
to
play.
In
late
January
2013,
I'll
... [ + Read more ]

Guest
post
by
UKI
Business
Analytics
Strategy
Lead,
Stephen
Mills
Following
Stephen
on
Twitter
at
@StephenMills1
Motor
insurance
policies
are
traditionally
priced
on
forecast
risk
-
using
rating
factors
such
as
number
of
miles
you
might
drive,
where
you
live,
your
age,
the
engine
size
and
what
you
will
use
the
... [ + Read more ]

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